HAS SAJID JAVID forgotten what his job is? England’s Health Secretary has told the House of Commons that those who test positive for Covid can now come out of isolation after five days – not seven, and not ten. The ...
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Rofikul Islam elected as new NHS Trust Governor
NHS USERS in Tower Hamlets have a new Public Governor representing them on the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). Rofikul Islam was elected by registered members of the Trust and is one of three Governors who represent Tower Hamlets. ...
Read More »Don’t pass the smoking habit on to your kids
IT IS OFFICIAL: children whose parents or carers smoke are more likely to take up smoking themselves, as teenagers or even in later life. That’s another good reason to start the New Year by stopping smoking. Non-smokers will often describe ...
Read More »One Bill; one Mosque; and two MPs
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS has managed to pass the Government’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill, which is now being debated in the House of Lords. It remains to be seen whether the “revising chamber” of Parliament will amend it before ...
Read More »Redbridge Town Hall tops Xmas vaccine table
OVER 200,000 anti-Covid vaccinations were undertaken across the UK over the Christmas break – with Redbridge Town Hall dishing out the highest number of vaccinations of any site in the country. In London, 54,307 vaccinations – including 3,478 first doses ...
Read More »London vaccines at record level – don’t be left out
IT’S THREE CHEERS for London’s NHS as it announces that a record number of anti-Covid vaccinations have been carried out in the last week. The service has delivered 650 booster/third dose vaccines in a week. The number of booster/third doses ...
Read More »Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson visits East London school
Emdad Rahman Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who worked with Dr Martin Luther King in the 1960s, has paid a visit to the East End, where he spent an afternoon with teachers, students and parents at the London ...
Read More »Tower Bridge turns red and green for golden anniversary
Muhi Mikdad TOWER BRIDGE, that iconic symbol of East London, turned red and green last Thursday, 16th December. The bridge was lit up in the colours of the Bangladeshi flag to mark the 50th anniversary of “Victory Day” in the ...
Read More »The Met: safe in the hands of the high-ups?
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE have today announced the latest step they are taking in their plan to rebuild public trust in the capital’s law enforcement body – which was shattered after the murder of Sarah Everard in March this year. It ...
Read More »Watch Live: Boris on Omicron Covid in UK
BREAKING NEWS: Watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold press conference as two cases of new Covid variant Omicron found in Brentwood (Essex) and Nottingham. https://fb.watch/9y7PdC49Qp/ ●Read more stories about the Coronavirus/COVID-19: Coronavirus COVID-19 ●Watch East London’s weekly news magazine programme, ...
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